Episode 81: Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare
On November 18th 2018, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) banned international health organization Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services after alleged complaints from the “public” that their radio adverts were promoting abortion. Abortion is a very emotive topic because it cuts across healthcare, sexual intercourse, religion, gender and sexuality, as well as policy. These are the lenses we will use to look not just at abortion, but reproductive healthcare as a whole.
Today, we’re joined by Dr. Stellah Bosire, a physician and human rights activist, to talk about abortion and reproductive healthcare in Kenya. Press play!
Resources
Board orders Marie Stopes to stop offering abortion services
Kenya bans Marie Stopes from offering abortion services
The Reproductive Health Care Bill (2014)
In Harm’s Way: The Impact of Kenya’s Restrictive Abortion Law
Women’s Lives Matter: Preventing Unsafe Abortion in Kenya
Contraceptive Use among Women of Reproductive Age in Kenya’s City Slums
A System in Crisis from Contraception to Post-Abortion Care
2011 Kenya Urban Reproductive Health Service Delivery Report
Religious Affiliation and Contraceptive use in Kenya
Five facts about birth control in Kenya
New PRI Study Shows Depo-Provera Increases Risk of HIV Infection
Sexuality Education in Kenya: New Evidence from Three Counties
The reality of sexuality: Schools are taking the wrong approach on sex education
Women and The Law: A Spotlight On Recent Kenyan Legislation